Ok I wasn't able to watch yesterday, but have been catching up with what went on via youtube. The defense presented to the judge cell phone text, pictures of Tray with a gun as well as text of him describing fighting. Both damaging to the prosecution if in fact it gets entered. But even more terrifying is the fact the defense is accusing the prosecution of withholding evidence and more over using calculating measures to hide/withhold this info from the defense. This occurred in close court around 9-10 last night. Towards the end of the video the judge stated she'd give her ruling on either allowing or not this new evidence by the defense....and the defense then starts crying that they're tired...& the judge walks out...you can visible see that nerves are frayed at this point.

I am beyond fearful of four things:

1-if the state does get a conviction. The defense will automatically request for a new trial on the basis of misrepresentation by the defense, withholding of evidence and violating Zim's constitutional rights to a fair trial, all these factors could potentially prove their clients innocence.

2-If the state loses the case, they will not re-try because the state has been accused of mishandling evidence and more so, withholding and potentially using illegal practices to stack the case in the states favor.

3-because the state went for the higher charge of 2nd degree instead of manslaughter, the state overshot in lieu of the evidence that they actually had. The state had a weak argument for murder 2, but had sufficient evidence for manslaughter.

4-Maybe because the state never wanted to convict in the first place, they decided to shoot for a charge (murder 2) that they knew they couldn't defend & then basically mishandle the case so badly that it would leave no opening to re-try for a manslaughter conviction...and ultimately Zim would walk in circumstance.

It makes me sick, but I honestly feel these people are THAT conniving.

Last night, they said they would come back at 8hAM. Are they starting later today? I've tried wftv and mediaite and I see a blank screen saying "this event has concluded". They're probably talking about yesterday?

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